KENTUCKY POSTGAME NOTES
Ole Miss at Kentucky
C.M. Newton Grounds at Kroger Field
Oct. 3, 2020
 
FINAL SCORE: Ole Miss 42, Kentucky 41 (one overtime)
 
Team Records and Series Information

• Kentucky is 0-2 and Ole Miss is 1-1.
• Ole Miss leads the series 29-14-1 and has won two in a row.
  • The series is tied in Lexington, 11-11-1. 
• Kentucky has won 14 of the last 16 home openers. 
• Next for Kentucky: next Saturday, the Wildcats play host to Mississippi State at 7:30 p.m. The game will be televised by the SEC Network.   

 
Team Notes

• Today was Coach Mark Stoops’ 90^th game as the Kentucky head coach, tying Jerry Claiborne for the second-most in school history. Fran Curci has the record with 100 games coached. 
• Kentucky rushed for 408 yards today, the fourth time in the last six games that UK has topped the 400-yard mark
• Kentucky’s 559 yards total offense was the most since 601 at Louisville in 2018.
• For the second game in a row, UK converted more than half of its third-down attempts, 6 of 11 today and 12 of 19 at Auburn. 

 
Player Notes

• UK’s game captain was defensive end Josh Paschal.
• Senior quarterback Terry Wilson completed 14 of 18 passes for 151 yards.
  • He also rushed 22 times for a career-high 129 yards and three touchdowns, both career highs.
  • It is the second 100-yard rushing game of his career.
  • His 280 yards total offense is the second-highest single-game total of his career. 
• Sophomore running back Chris Rodriguez rushed 17 times for a career-high 133 yards, along with a career-high-tying two touchdowns.
  • It is the third 100-yard game of his career.   
• Senior running back A.J. Rose rushed 12 tunes for a career-high 117 yards and one touchdown.
  • It is the fifth 100-yard game of his career. 
  • Rose now has 1,453 career rushing yards, moving up to 23^rd place in school history.
• Senior WR Josh Ali paced the Wildcats receiving with seven catches for 88 yards.
• Sophomore TE Keaton Upshaw wore uniform No. 22 today in honor of teammate Chris Oats, who is dealing with a serious medical condition.
• Junior linebacker DeAndre Square, junior linebacker Jamin Davis and junior defensive end Josh Paschal led the Wildcats in tackles with seven tackles each.
  • It is a career high for Paschal and tied Davis’ career best.
• Senior linebacker Boogie Watson made five tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss which included his first quarterback sack of the season. He has 14.5 sacks in his career.
• Senior punter Max Duffy punted three times for a 50-yard average, his second game in a row with an average of at least 50.